Doctrine and Devotion

Today you find Joe and Jimmy catching up on something Jimmy missed in Christian news this week, and then they answer an email about good sources for Christian news. Who do they like? Who do they trust? Plus, another giveaway!

We are excited to partner with Particular Baptist Heritage Books and offer a giveaway to our listeners. PBHB has republished Principles and Practices of the Regular Baptists (1883), and we are giving away two of these bad boys!

To enter the giveaway hop on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok and share how Doctrine and Devotion is an encouragement to you, and be sure to include the hashtag #pbhbgiveaway.

We will pick 2 winners on Friday evening, March 10th at 10pm CST and announce the winners on Monday the 13th.

Video is available on Youtube.

We bring in Pastor Vaughn Sanders of First Baptist Church of Bolingbrook to talk about his call to ministry and why he chose to be co-vocational. What benefits and barriers might co-vocational ministry produce? It’s a great conversation, and we know you’re gonna enjoy hearing from Pastor Vaughn.

We have David Hughes on the pod and he and Joe wind up talking about Trauma and counseling. David is a Reformed Baptist, a Christian counselor, musician, and all around great guy. You can follow him on Twitter at @DaveEvanHughes, and be sure to check out his practice at Resilient Faith Counseling.

Jimmy is back in town and today the guys get into an associate pastor’s frustration with his church's embrace of the sinner’s prayer. The guys chat briefly about what the sinner’s prayer is, where it came from, how it goes wrong, and what this pastor should do who find himself at odds with the rest of the leadership.

Jimmy is still out of town so pastor Jason Alligood is back on and jumps in with Joe to talk about the “Asbury Revival.” Why are some immediately skeptical of what’s happening at Asbury University in Kentucky? Is it too soon to call it revival? What is a revival?

Jump to the 4:23 mark to get straight to the discussion.

While Jimmy is out of town Joe brings Dr. Alligood back on. This time they are responding to a tweet by Montgomery Loehlein on how to handle accusations of abuse when there is no evidence. Can church discipline take place without evidence? How do you protect the vulnerable when you don’t know who is lying? The guys get into it.

Note: We had a couple audio hiccups in this episode.

Today Joe and Jimmy discuss the need for a plurality of pastors in each local church, and what to consider when adding more elders to the team. This episode was originally recorded for the Jan 17th episode of Banter of Truth, our podcast for subscribers to All Access.

Joe and Jimmy get an email from a listener about pets, dogs in particular, and whether or not we will see them in heaven. Is this life the only existence our pets will know? Plus, we finally get to a cigar question.

Today Jimmy and Joe wind up talking about church communication and conviction by revisiting a topic they hit on Monday’s episode, and answering one listener’s email about his own church. A brother, and member of First Baptist Church Jacksonville, pushed back on our discussion of FBC’s new membership requirement. And another listener emailed us about his struggle to stay at a church he loves.

The guys heard about a church requiring its members to sign a statement on biblical sexuality to retain their standing in the church. The guys talk about it, church covenants, and the covenant used at Redeemer Fellowship.

You heard that Redeemer Fellowship is hiring a full-time Associate Pastor of Discipleship and a part-time Youth Leader, right? Details are here.